Discuss “Trustees approve tuition hike”
With tuition officially rising next fall and federal financial aid programs facing cutbacks, Carnegie Mellon students may feel an increased tug on their wallets from the higher learning community.
According to a Carnegie Mellon press release, the university Board of Trustees authorized a tiered tuition increase on February 17. Returning students will pay 4.4 percent more for tuition next fall — a total of $33,050. Incoming first-years will pay a tuition eight percent higher than the current, or a total of $34,180. Room and board are up $267 (a 4.9 percent increase) and $106 (a 2.8 percent increase), respectively.
“There is a sticker-shock issue,” said University President Jared L. Cohon. “The major concern is that Carnegie Mellon...
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